Gearing.



H. A. CONGER.

GEARING. v APPLICATION FILED DEC. 27, 1910. I 1,045,517. Patented Nov.26, 1912.

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GEARING.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application led December 27, 1910.Serial No.

Patented Nov. 256, 1912. 599,607.

TooZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT A. CoNGnR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Seattle,- in the county of King and State of Washington,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gearing, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invent-ion relates to gearing of a type particularly adapted foruse in connection with slicing machines such as are utilized in cuttingmeat, and similar machines.

The object of my invention is the provision of a novel gearing having adriven shaft geared to the drive shaft carrying a cutter, and al drivenshaft geared to the drive shaft and connected with a member to bereciprocated, the gearing elements between the shafts being soproportioned that the drive shaft will be driven at a considerablygreater rate of speed than the driven shaft.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination ofparts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

The drawing shows a plan view of a slicing machine partly broken away,illustrating my improved gearing applied to the machine, certain of theelements being in section.

For the purpose of illustration, I have shown my improved gearing asapplied to a meat slicing machine, the numeral 5 designating a carriageprovided adjacent vto its front and rear edges with depending aperturedlugs 6 and 7 to respectively receive the transversely arranged rails 8and 9. These rails are supported by end members 10 and 11 of the machineframe. Rigidly connected to or made integral with the frame member 11 isa gear-casing 12.

13 represents a tubular shaft, driven from any suitable source of power;but, as illustrated, is preferably arranged to be manually operated by acrank handle 14 carried y a liy-wheel 15 which is mounted on the shaft.Said shaft is journaled in boxes 16 supported by said gear-casing.

Extending into the shaft 13 is an arbor 17 provided at its forwardprotruding end with a collar 18 whereto is detachably connected, as byscrews`19, a cutter wheel 20.

The shaft 13 is secured in any suitable manner against axial movement,while the arbor 17 is adapted for telescopic movement therewith forthepurpose of regulating the position of said cutter-wheel relative tothe plane of the rear-edge of the carriage 5. Such adjustment of thearbor is accom` plished through the agency of a screw 21 engaging withina threaded hole 22 provided in the end of the arbor while the screw isprevented from endwise movement by the provision of a peripheral recess23 on the screw interitting with a collar 24 rigidly secured to thewheel 15. Journaled in boxes 25 of the frame is a second shaft 26 whichis rotated by the shaft 13 through the medium of a toothed pinion 27mounted on the latter engaging a gear wheel 28 provided on the drivenshaft. The shaft 26, in turn, serves as a driver' for the arbor 17through the instrumentality of the gears 29 and 30. The above gearingelements are desirably proportioned so that the shaft 26 will be drivenat a slower speed and the arbor 17 at a greater speed than that of theshaft 13.

At the forward end of shaft 26 is a crank arm 31 provided with a crankpin 32 which extends through the slot 33 of a vibratile bar 34. This baris pivoted from near its lower end to a pin 35 secured to the machineframe below the shaft 26, and from its upper end the bar is connected bya link 36 with an arm 37 projecting from the aforesaid carriage. By suchconnection it will be evident that as the shaft 26 is rotated, thecarriage 5 will be reciprocated on the rails S and 9.

The operation of the invention is as follows: When the shaft 13 isrotated, the shaft 26 and arbor 17 with which it is operativelyconnected by the gear-wheels 27-28 and 29`30 are driven to actuate thecrank arm 31 and the cutter-wheel 20. The crank arm 31 through itsconnections with the carriage 5 imparts a reciprocatory motion to thecarriage 5.

What I claim as my invention` is` 1. A machine of the class describedcomprising a hollow shaft, an arbor ournaled in and projecting from saidshaft, means for adjusting' the arbor axially with respect to saidshaft, a second shaft, a driving connection between the said shafts, anda driving connection between the second shaft and the projecting end ofsaid arbor.

machine comprising a hollow shaft, an arbor journaled in and projectingfrom the inner end of said shaft, means carried by the cuter end of theshaft and engaging in said arbor for adjusting the same axially a pinionXed to the' projecting end of said with respect to said shaft, a secondshaft, a arbor and meshing With said larger gear.

pinion Carried by and rotating with said first v shaft, a second shaft,a gear carried by said HERBERT A GONGER shaft and meshing with saidpinion, a gear llitnesses:

carried by said second shaft and of greater H. BARNES,

diameter than the first mentioned gear, and E. PETERSON;

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Washington, D. C. Y

